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BOLESLAW TOMASZEWICZ, 0F FLINT, MICHIGAN.

RAILROAD-JOINT.

Application iled December 30, 1916.

To all whom t may concern.' v

Be it known that I, BoLEsLAw ToMAszn wrcz, a subject of the Czar ofRussia, resident of Flint, county of Genesee, and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroacl-Joi.nts,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in rail joint connections, andhas as its prin cipal object the provision of means whereb)r theabutting ends of the rails may be positively and rigidly secured againstlongitudinal or lateral movement and without the use of bolts or otherclamping means.

Another obj ect is to provide means whereby the joints are materiallystrengthened and by which the use of joint plates or similar separatesecuring elements is avoided.

These and other objects are atta-ined by the novel construction andcombination of parts hereafterdescribed and shown in the accompanyingdrawings, forming a material part of this disclosure, and in whichFigure l is a side elevational view of the device according to thepresent invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig, 3.

Fig. 3 shows the connection used between abutting rails incross-section, and

Fig. 4 is a partial top plan view and section showing the connectionbetween two rails.

As illustrated, the rail consists of a base l0, web or stem l1 and headl2, and is provided with a short tenon or extending member 20 havinglateral projections 21 protruding from each side.

The connectingelement is formed with a` Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 7, 1919.

serial No. 139,957.

head 25, base flange 26, and central or body portion 27, the saine beinguniformly thick `with the head 25 and having recesses 28 at both endsextending centrally inward from the ends and below the head portion ofthe rail.

Extending outward laterally from the recesses 28 are cavities 30 soformed and lo cated as to receive the projections 21 whereby the railends are held positively within the connection and against longitudinalmovement in either direction, as will be best seen in Fig. 4f. Thisconnection is of such length as to act as an insert between adjacentrails, and is provided with openings 3Q to receive ordinary track spikessuch as are used to secure the rails in position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Let ters Patent, is

The combination with the meeting ends of a pair of rails said railsbeing spaced apart, the connecting webs of said rails being extendedbeyond the ends thereof. lugs formed upon the opposite sides of said connecting webs equally distant from the ends thereof, a connecting memberfor said rails said connecting memberhaving slots in the ends thereof,opening through the under sid(` thereof and offset at the opposite ends.adapted to receive said lugs whereby the rails will be held in theirspaced relation substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature this 18th day ofNovember, 1916.

BOLESLAVV TOMASZEWICZ.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

